So, this update is very delayed...
May 22-25 Russ and I went to Belgium with 2  friends from Holland, to get some long training runs together.  The first day we ran 40 miles. My left knee was not happy and continued to hurt the rest of the trip.  I was beginning to think the TG was out of reach for me.  We headed back to England and decided to rest the knee and see how it recovered.
Part of this rest from running gave us a chance to head to Prague for a long weekend.  No running just eating, drinking and lots of walking and sightseeing.   It really was a wonderful break. I came back feeling renewed and the knee felt good too.
Trans Gaule training started again and I began to look forward to Aug 12!